There Is No Single Place to Find the World’s Laws
Legal Data Hunter, an open‑source AI platform, is building a searchable global repository of public legal documents. In just ten weeks the project grew from 351 to 674 automated collection scripts, indexing over 18 million records from more than 100 jurisdictions. Lawyers and developers worldwide have contributed source suggestions, turning open issues into fully indexed datasets in as little as 48 hours. The system runs every 30 minutes, continuously harvesting and testing new legal data sources.
How Accurate Are Google’s A.I. Overviews?
Google’s AI‑generated Overviews, which surface concise answers on search results, have been found to be accurate about 90% of the time. With more than five trillion searches processed annually, this translates into tens of millions of incorrect answers each hour....
COURIER Has Launched The Cover-Up, a Major Campaign on the Jeffrey Epstein Story
Courier has launched "The Cover-Up", a dedicated campaign and microsite focused on the Jeffrey Epstein case. The initiative delivers original investigations, sharp analysis, and a newsletter featuring reporters such as Camaron Stevenson and Nina Burleigh. Recent reporting uncovers unredacted DOJ...
What’s A Law Firm to Do when Client Files Leak on the Dark Web
Law firms are confronting a new wave of data breaches where attackers exfiltrate entire client files and publish them on the dark web. The leaks often include sealed court filings and privileged communications, magnifying legal and reputational risks. Drawing on...
A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here
The Atlantic argues that a new geopolitical reality is emerging as the United States sees its traditional coalition crumble while adversaries—Russia, China, Iran and North Korea—tighten military and technological ties. The Iran war highlighted the limits of U.S. force: over...
A Judge Mistakes the Claude Chatbot for a Person
A Manhattan federal judge ruled that a criminal defendant’s use of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to organize privileged defense material waived attorney‑client privilege, allowing the prosecution to view all inputs and outputs. The opinion treats the AI model as a third‑party...
Trump’s Fundamental Misunderstanding in Iran
The Atlantic argues that U.S. policy repeatedly mistakes Iran’s regime interests for the nation’s broader aspirations, offering carrots that empower the ruling elite while punishing the populace. Trump’s approach, according to the piece, ignored this distinction, leading to a diplomatic...
HarperCollins Is Turning Authors’ Books Into AI YouTube Shorts
HarperCollins has signed a multiyear agreement with AI‑powered studio Toonstar to convert the publisher’s top‑selling titles into short‑form animated videos for YouTube. The partnership will generate a pipeline of AI‑driven YouTube Shorts designed to capture the attention of younger viewers...
AI and the Future of Journalism
Journalists at McClatchy, the Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer are pushing back against AI‑generated bylines, calling the practice a betrayal. The New York Times' editorial union sent a letter demanding clearer, stricter AI standards after vague policies sparked...
How Accurate Are Google’s A.I. Overviews?
Google’s AI‑generated Overviews answer queries with a veneer of authority, yet an analysis by AI start‑up Oumi finds they are correct about nine times out of ten. Given Google handles over five trillion searches annually, this translates to tens of...
SFGATE Creates Direct Line to National Parks Reporting
SFGATE has introduced a WhatsApp channel that delivers real‑time alerts from its National Parks bureau, extending its award‑winning coverage of Western U.S. parks directly to readers' phones. The bureau, launched a year ago, has reported on issues ranging from lead...
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now Secretary of Health and Human Services, is steering U.S. vaccine policy toward skepticism, threatening the two pillars that have protected children for decades: parental trust and reliable access. He is considering regulatory changes that could...
Inside the OpenAI Project Where Freelancers Train ChatGPT on Everything From Farming to Commercial Flying
OpenAI is tapping freelancers through Handshake AI’s Project Stagecraft to teach ChatGPT the nuances of niche professions such as animal husbandry, music composition, and commercial aviation. The initiative employs roughly 3,000‑4,000 contractors who are paid at least $50 an hour,...
Illustrator Edward Gorey
Illustrator Edward Gorey, the creator of morbidly humorous books, celebrated his 100th birthday on February 22, 2025. A CBS Sunday Morning profile aired on April 20, 1997, revisiting his Cape Cod home and featuring commentary from authors Clifford Ross and...
How Long Americans Work the Same Job
The Current Population Survey shows that in 2024 only 3 % of American workers aged 18 and older have stayed in the same job for at least 25 years. This share has barely shifted since 1996, indicating a long‑term flattening of job‑tenure...
Want to Know Which Sites Are Selling Your Data?
Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a free, browser‑based privacy tool that lets users signal they do not want their personal data sold. Inspired by the 2020 California Consumer Privacy Act, GPC integrates with extensions for Brave, DuckDuckGo, Firefox Nightly, Disconnect,...
How Thomson Reuters Powers ICE and Palantir
Thomson Reuters, a global information provider, has been identified as a key data source for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supplying personal identifiers such as names, addresses, vehicle registrations, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity data through its CLEAR brand....
New Trump Executive Order Threatens Mail-In Voting
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 31, 2026 that overhauls mail‑in voting procedures nationwide. The order requires the federal government to compile verified voter eligibility lists for each state and restricts absentee ballots to voters appearing on those lists....
61% of American Households Can’t Afford to Buy a Home in Their Own Neighborhood
A new analysis of 26,000 U.S. ZIP codes finds that 61% of households cannot afford a typical home in the neighborhood where they live, using a 33% income‑to‑housing cost threshold. Even entry‑level homes priced in the 5th‑35th percentile are out...
The History of School Buses
The school bus, a century‑old workhorse, has evolved into a purpose‑built safety vehicle. Its iconic yellow paint and black side stripes are not decorative but engineered for maximum visibility and to signal stop‑arm deployment. Underneath the simple box‑on‑chassis design lie...
CRS – U.S. Conflict with Iran
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated air strikes against Iran, aiming to dismantle its ballistic‑missile arsenal, naval forces, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions. Iran responded with unprecedented attacks across the Gulf region, including strikes on...
The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research, Public Health, and the Rule of Law – Part 8
The LLRX article, part eight of a series, details the Trump administration’s systematic assault on America’s scientific enterprise, public‑health infrastructure, and the rule of law. It argues that within just over a year the administration has launched dozens of targeted...
What Happens to Your Photos When You Die and What to Do About It Now
Photographers often overlook estate planning for their image archives, despite decades of work representing a valuable intellectual property asset. Under U.S. copyright law, creators retain rights for life plus 70 years, allowing the archive to generate income for heirs. David...
Artificial Intelligence in Federal Courts: A Random-Sample Survey of Judges
A new study surveyed 502 federal judges, receiving 112 responses, to gauge AI usage in the judiciary. While most respondents have tried AI tools, 38% admit they never use them, and daily or weekly use remains rare. Judges favor integrated...
AI in Discovery: Some Tools Are Ready. Others Are Not.
Generative AI is rapidly entering legal discovery, promising faster document analysis but still facing reliability gaps. While some AI‑driven platforms can automate routine review, many fall short of the rigorous standards required for privileged document handling. Jerry Lawson argues that...
Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content
On March 20, Wikipedia’s volunteer community voted 40‑2 to adopt a policy banning the use of large language models (LLMs) for creating or rewriting encyclopedia articles. The rule permits LLMs only for minor copy‑editing suggestions on an editor’s own text,...
Closed Case: The Law Hegseth Triggered Never Expires
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s "no quarter, no mercy" comment during Operation Epic Fury has activated criminal liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2441, exposing him and any service members who act on the directive to war‑crime prosecution. The article ties this exposure to...
Google Just Patented the End of Your Website
Google was granted a patent on Jan. 27, 2026 for an AI‑generated content page that can replace a brand's landing page in real time if it underperforms for a specific user. The system scores the original page using conversion, bounce,...
How to Make Sense of AI
The article addresses the pervasive AI hype of 2026 and the anxiety it generates among business leaders. It proposes a disciplined decision‑making framework that separates signal from noise, allowing executives to act without panic or FOMO. By testing claims and...
A World On Fire Needs More Climate Reporting — Not Less
Climate reporting in the United States is shrinking as legacy broadcasters slash dedicated teams and cut coverage, a reversal from the optimism sparked by the 2019 Covering Climate Now initiative. The 2024 election relegated climate to a single debate question,...
Paperback Vs. Hardcover: Which Is Better For Readers (and For Writers)?
The article compares paperback and hardcover formats, noting that readers generally prefer paperbacks for their light weight and lower price. Mass‑market paperbacks have been phased out, leaving trade paperbacks as the dominant soft‑cover option. Authors, however, often view hardcover releases...
Strandbeest Evolution 2025
Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest Evolution 2025 video showcases the latest generation of wind‑driven kinetic sculptures that have been iteratively refined since 1990. Each spring Jansen debuts a new “beast” on the Dutch coast, testing its performance against wind, sand and water....
GOV UK Report and Impact Assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
The UK government published a Report and Impact Assessment on the use of copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence systems under Sections 135 and 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act on 18 March 2026. The documents, available as...
The 49MB Web Page
Shubham Bose reports that a typical New York Times article now requires 422 network requests and transfers 49 MB of data, taking over two minutes to fully load on average broadband connections. This size is comparable to downloading ten to twelve...
Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices
The Washington Post has begun using an AI‑driven algorithm to set individual subscription prices based on readers' personal data. Subscribers received emails warning of upcoming rate increases that were "set by an algorithm using your personal data." The model reportedly...
AI in Finance and Banking, March 15, 2026
The latest semi‑monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici surveys AI’s rapid penetration of finance, highlighting six research strands. It examines how large language models influence bargaining games, maps AI‑driven fiscal actions across 64 countries, and cites Anthropic’s warning that hedge‑fund...
The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet
A federal judge ordered the removal of the DOGE deposition videos from YouTube after they went viral, but the footage had already been mirrored across the internet via a torrent and the Internet Archive. The deposited testimony shows DOGE staff...
Electronic Surveillance Under Scrutiny as Trump Targets Left Wing Groups as “Domestic Terrorists”
Congress is set to vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, a key authority that permits the NSA and FBI to collect electronic communications without individualized warrants. The renewal comes as President Trump has issued an executive...
Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 60% of U.S. adults believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, a modest dip from earlier post‑Dobbs polls. About half of respondents (51%) say obtaining an abortion in their...
DOJ Clears Way for Government to Hire Technologists Still Connected to Private Sector Employers
The Justice Department issued an opinion that clears the way for the Trump administration’s U.S. Tech Force program to let private‑sector technologists work for the federal government while remaining employed and retaining unvested stock units. The initiative will onboard managers...
The 2026 Tournament of Books
The Tournament of Books, launched in 2005, has become a staple of the literary calendar each March. By curating a December long‑list and trimming it to a sixteen‑title shortlist, the competition pits two novels against each other every weekday, with...
Four U.S. Senators Demanded an Independent Audit of the Epstein Files
Four U.S. senators—Lisa Murkowski, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley and Ben Ray Luján—sent a bipartisan letter to the Government Accountability Office demanding an independent audit of the Department of Justice's release of Jeffrey Epstein‑related files. The DOJ disclosed more than three...
The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Tim Harford’s FT piece argues that research once dismissed as useless often becomes foundational to transformative technologies. He cites the RSA algorithm, born from abstract number theory, and Flexner’s 1939 defense of pure science that later powered radio, cryptography, and...
Trump Ordered Justice Department Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions
President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to reverse its surprise decision to abandon the defense of executive orders that sanction specific law firms. The DOJ had filed to drop the defense on March 2, but within 24 hours the...
GitHub Appears to Be Struggling with Measly Three Nines Availability
GitHub suffered a series of outages on February 9‑10, affecting Actions, pull requests, notifications and the Copilot AI assistant. The incident caused notification delays of up to 50 minutes and a prolonged Copilot policy propagation problem that lasted until the following...
Websites Change. Perma Links Don’t.
Perma.cc offers a simple, library‑backed solution to the growing problem of link rot by creating permanent, unalterable snapshots of web pages for citation purposes. Users copy a URL, paste it into the platform, and receive a stable Perma Link that...
Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It”
The Pentagon’s September 2025 spending surge hit a historic $93.4 billion on grants and contracts, with $50.1 billion disbursed in the last five working days alone. This outlays exceed the entire annual defense budgets of nations such as Israel and Italy and...
CRS U.S. Military Operations Against Iran’s Missile and Nuclear Programs
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran targeting its missile and nuclear programs. President Donald Trump framed the operation as preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, destroying its missile arsenal, and...
CITR Challenges US Government Censorship Policy
The Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR), joined by the Knight First Amendment Institute and Protect Democracy, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s May 2025 Censorship Policy. The policy targets non‑citizen researchers, fact‑checkers, and trust‑and‑safety workers, threatening visa denials,...
Pete Recommends – Weekly Highlights on Cyber Security Issues, March 7, 2026
Pete Weiss’s weekly roundup spotlights five pressing cyber‑security developments. It warns that the greatest AI threats stem from insider misuse, offering a twelve‑point defense playbook for organizations. Anthropic announced a new migration feature as users consider boycotting ChatGPT, while Samsung...
